Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira just finished another chapter of their story. After the main event of UFC 287, they met backstage and had friendly words with each other. Check out the video below to see what happened!
Adesanya told Pereira that he was a great champion and said he will always respect him. Then, the two of them gave each other a hug to show their mutual respect for one another.
Saturday’s fight between Adesanya and Pereira was their fourth meeting in combat sports. In the past, Pereira twice defeated Adesanya when they were both kickboxing stars. At UFC 281, Pereira earned a title match against Adesanya and he ended up beating him with a knockout in the fifth round, turning out to be Adesanya’s first loss at 185 pounds.
Adesanya just won a fight against the one who beat him before, which means he is now a two-time middleweight champion and has won eight out of the nine title fights he has done at 185 pounds. It’s yet to be decided if Adesanya and Pereira will have another fight together.
